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A Deeper Listen KEXP
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4.9 • 139 Ratings
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On A Deeper Listen, host Emily Fox and other storytellers from KEXP talk with artists about the stories behind their songs and the experiences that inform their work. Through each conversation, we uncover the humanity behind the music, allowing us to hear it in a whole new way.
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Reyna Tropical Explores Diasporic Identity on 'Malegría'
Fabi Reyna is a Portland-based guitarist and songwriter and is also the founder of She Shreds Media, which is dedicated to empowering women and non-binary guitarists and bassists. Reyna is now out with a new album under her artist name, Reyna Tropical. The album is called 'Malegria.'
KEXP’s Albina Cabrera caught up with Reyna to learn more about the inspiration behind the album, how it explores the Latinx diaspora and identity, and about Reyna’s musical partner, Nectali "Sumohair" Díaz, who passed away during the making of the album.
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La Luz’s New Album Reflects on Cancer Diagnosis
Shana Cleveland of La Luz talks about her band’s new album, 'News of the Universe,' and how many of the songs reflect on the breast cancer diagnosis she got after weaning her then two-year-old son off breastfeeding in 2022. She has since received a good bill of health from her doctor.
“I feel like I often think about cancer and pregnancy and birth in the same way. It was just something growing inside of me, something strange that I couldn’t control and then having it leave suddenly,” Cleveland says.
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The Rise of Olympia’s Gossip
After a 12-year hiatus, the Olympia born-band Gossip is out with their 6th album, 'Real Power.' Beth Ditto of Gossip talks about growing up in Arkansas, moving to Olympia in 1999 after the rise of riot grrrl, and forming Gossip soon after arriving. She talks about those early days in Olympia, promoting body positivity, and being openly queer early on.
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“Rebel Girl” Kathleen Hanna on Career, Activism, and New Memoir
Kathleen Hanna of the Olympia feminist punk riot grrrl band, Bikini Kill, talks with KEXP’s Martin Douglas about her career, activism and why she wanted to write her new memoir, “Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk.”
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Ibibio Sound Machine Creates Unity Through Music
Ibibio Sound Machine is an electronic group based in London. Singer Eno Williams sings in both her Nigerian family’s language of Ibibio as well as in English. The group’s music spreads messages of unity and bringing people together. That theme is present on their most recent album, Pull the Rope. Williams and Ibibio Sound Machine’s Max Grunhard talk about how their music unifies and Williams talks about her family's journey between Nigeria and London.
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Shannon and The Clams Process Grief on New Album
The Oakland-based band Shannon and the Clams recently released their seventh album, 'The Moon Is In The Wrong Place.' The entire album touches on the loss of Shannon Shaw’s finance Joe Haener who died in a car accident in August of 2022, about two and a half months before their wedding. Shaw talks about Haener’s life, shares stories behind the tracks on the new record, and reflects on how she’s been processing her grief.
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Customer Reviews
Great insight
I It is fascinating to hear the artists talk about their music. I often wonder about their sources of inspiration and how they develop song ideas. This podcast does an excellent job of getting this information out of musicians. Emily Fox asks great questions, and KEXP features great artists, making it a winning combination and worth listening to.
Thoughtful, beautiful and fortifying
Thank you so much for producing this incredible show! I was really moved by the different interviews and all the historical context you shared, especially about song codes, which have been utilized by oppressed communities across the globe. Would love to see KEXP make even more Palestinian art-focused content!
Bringing Communities Together
Thank you for such a thoughtful, touching, and inclusive dive into the current struggle for Palestinian rights and human rights around the world. Our communities need more narratives that bring people together around shared humanity, trauma, and collective action. This mini series struck the perfect chord, and is a piece that I would share with friends and family across the political spectrum as an informative and educational tool. This is exactly the kind of message that I count on KEXP to articulate and amplify.